There is an assumption that cofounds founders, investors, and business owners off guard. It goes like this: “I own 100% of the shares in my corporation. Therefore, I own 100% of everything the...
For years, visual artists—painters, illustrators, and graphic designers—have faced a frustrating choice: pay a separate filing fee for every single published work or leave their portfolio...
Copyright law broadly protects creative works and the human endeavors required to create an original work of authorship. However, creativity should not be confused with utility. A dictionary...
Consistency in intellectual property regimes is essential for a uniform practice of those intellectual property laws. Case in point is Thaler v. Perlmutter, a copyright case holding that works...
On January 31, 2025, the U.S. Copyright Office issued examination guidelines related to registration of works either assisted or generated by artificial intelligence tools. This blog discussed these...
The U.S. Copyright Office issued its second report on issues related to registration of works using artificial intelligence (AI). The second report, issued on January 29, 2025, discusses...
Introduction On March 10, 2015, a federal jury found singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams infringed the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s song “Got to Give It Up.” The jury verdict is the first...